MARQUETTE, Mich.-Nicole Richer of Negaunee is the recipient of the Albert L. Quaal Scholarship at Northern Michigan University for the 2014-2015 academic year.

To qualify for the scholarship students must be enrolled or planning to enroll in the Walker L. Cisler College of Buisness. Preference is given to students from Marquette, Crawford and Otsego counties.

The Albert L. Quaal Scholarship was established in 1991 by Mr. Albert L. Quaal, a 1959 graduate of Northern Michigan University. Quaal, an Ishpeming native, operates several businesses out of his offices in Gaylord.